PESONet is a new electronic funds transfer service that enables customers of participating banks, e-money issuers such as GCASH, PAYMAYA & OMNIPAY to transfer funds in Philippine Peso currency to another customer of other participating banks, e-money issuers or mobile money operators in the Philippines. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This is good news for my fellow OFW’s who has multiple beneficiaries. PESONet is a real-time process with minimal service fee of P100.00 per transaction and sender will no longer wait for a couple of days for the money to be credited with their beneficiary account. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); All you need to do is log in to your mobile banking or internet banking and select fund transfers. For transaction fees, please click here to check the list of participating domestic banks across the Philippines. For PNB Account holders, below is the instruction. For RCBC Account holders, below is the instruction. For GCASH users, this service is absolutely free! PESONet is regulated by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines). (YOU TOO can invite us to cover your events and product pre
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As an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), you must obtain OEC Exemption before leaving the Philippines whether you are newly hired worker or vacationing/returning worker. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Here are the steps on how to acquire Balik Manggawa online thru http://www.bmonline.ph/ 1) If you are first timer user, fill the required information on the new user section. Click I’m not a robot, click I Accept The Terms of Service and click the red button Sign Me Up. 2) After signing, the system will send confirmation link on your registered email address and click the link to verify your identity. 3) Log on to http://www.bmonline.ph/ under Already Registered Section. Enter your recent OEC Number and the system will search your record. If your profile is not available on the system, then you need to make an online appointment and select the nearest POEA Office in the Philippines or the nearest POLO Office in your current country of residence. 4) If your record is available then you need to upload your recent photo, edit your personal data, contract particulars and legal beneficiaries/qualified dependents. 5) Click the green button on your right side to Acquire OE
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Kuwait Society of Engineers recently introduced its online appointment system for applicants requesting No Objection Certificate or NOC. NOC is required prior for renewal of Kuwait Residence Visa for holders of Engineers Visa. How to Apply NOC for first timer applicant 1) On your browser type http://kseonline.org and select English if you don’t know Arabic. There are two types of membership in the society, individuals or companies. 2) Click Create Personal Accounta) Enter your Full Nameb) Enter your email addressc) Enter your 12-digit Civil ID Numberd) Enter usernamee) Enter your nominated passwordf) Click I Agree Terms of Use & Privacy Policyg) Click Create User Account 3) After registration of user data, wait for email activation link. If you did not received link from KSE, visit their office personally to activate your account. Their office is located at Arabian Street corner Soor Street, Bneid Al Qar, Kuwait. Working days at KSE is from Sunday to Thursday. Timings in the morning is from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and evening hours is from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Proceed to the Annex Building located at the back of KSE Main Building and select Enquiries on the
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Based on the current trend on the family of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFW), the popular family set-up is rapidly changing. The image of father and mother is alternatively set aside to sustain their livelihood especially for those who choose to work abroad. Is it alarming to recognize this changing family set-up, or this is now the trend of a modern family lifestyle? This set-up is the same also with countries such as US who deploys soldiers around the world who left their family for the sake of duty and work outside their country, some families failed to see them for a period of 6 months, but some become handicapped or dead when they arrived. Those pilots who left their family for different airlines suffered the same also. Most businessmen who are frequent travelers experience the same fate of not seeing their families for 2 or 3 months due to different meetings around the world. Every society now has different reasons for working overseas that’s why alternative family set-up is becoming widespread. (Photo Credit: Illustration of modern family set-up) What is alternative family set-up, this is the set-up where wife plays the dual roles as mother and father or vice versa in the ca
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SSS or Social Security System introduced its mobile app available in apple store and google play store. Currently it is updated on version 2.0 If you already registered with SSS on their website, you may use the same log in username and password. To create new account you may visit its official website at www.sss.gov.ph What are the features of SSS mobile app? 1. My information 2. My contributions 3. My loans 4. My benefits 5. Generate PRN/SOA 6. Maternity Notification In this article we will show you how to genrate your PRN in orde to pay your monthly contribution. SSS recently implemented the PRN or Payment Reference Number which can be generated on the mobile app, website, kiosk and SSS customer service. Below are the steps on how to generate the PRN using their mobile app. a. Click the icon Generate PRN/SOA b. Click Membership type and select whether you are OFW or Voluntary Member. c. Select the Applicable period from/to month and year you want to pay. You can pay the whole year if your budget suits. In my case my monthly contribution is 550 pesos. d. Once you completed the required information, click submit. The system will automatically generate your PRN and the total am
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One of our readers from Gulf shared her experienced about “WASTA”. The views and opinions expressed in the following article does not necessarily reflect the policies and position of Jericho’s Place. The story was shared for the lesson learned gain on her story. Please share your comments and feedback about the below article: I don’t want to write something about “wasta” because I don’t know really the meaning or if it has really a significance entity attached to the word. But I become curious as I always hear the word “wasta”. What is really the meaning of “wasta”? I google the word “wasta” if it really exists then I found the word from Wikipedia, it is an Arabic word that loosely translate to nepotism, clout or ‘who you know’. It refers to using one’s connections and/or influence to get things done, including government transactions such as the quick renewal of a passport, waiving of traffic fines, and getting hired for or promoted in a job. I first encountered the word “wasta” when one of our superintendents suddenly disappeared on site without any permission, he disappeared for one day…on second day…then on third day until the report came to our attention. I called the person t
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One of our readers shared his life undergoing depression while working in Gulf, Jericho’s Place want to share this article for the lesson learned gain on his story: I woke-up one day that I am alone- no family, no friends and no life. The struggle is real that goes to my mind up to my depression. I am alone I said to myself. Every night I cried to deepest sense of my soul while remembering the many good things I have in my life. Gulf is a country of bitter-sweet place, bitter as you are separated with your family, working and dreaming alone. Sweet because you enjoy independence in a foreign land where you meet different kind of people and cultures. In this region of Doha, I found a very supporting friend where she never leaves you, has no complain of whatever you do. She gives life in every moment. When you are alone, she is there to kiss but never to hug. I don’t know why she is like that, she always kisses me every time I need her. She is not romantic nor playful but persuading and manipulator…I can’t understand her! I miss her when I am sick because I have no energy to lift my hand. She is so silent but enduring, I know she hates me during this period. But whenever I recover, sh
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